Origins | Recent works on paper
These paintings explore the tension between organic line and precise geometry. Built through improvisation and revision, the paintings move between fluid, botanical rhythms and structured, measured forms—testing how an image coheres through layered time.
Working on heavyweight watercolor paper allows for a more intimate scale and a greater sensitivity to absorption: acrylic ink and vinyl emulsion settle into the surface in distinct ways, producing subtle shifts in texture and sheen. The compositions develop through cycles of action and calibration. I begin by generating the first forms physically—standing on a ladder, splattering ink onto the paper, then tilting and manipulating the sheet as drips travel and dry. I return to the surface, introduce geometric shapes with rulers and templates, then paint them by hand. This back-and-forth repeats until the work finds its internal structure, arriving through revision, adjustment, and restraint.
Across the series, each piece is unique, shaped by slight variations in structure, rhythm, hue, tone, and spacing. Origins names the way these works hold emergence rather than fixed imagery: organic forms and geometric decisions intermingle as a synthesis of botanical cadence and conceptual structure, allowing the image to remain active—less a declaration than an evolving arrangement.
Archived Works
Algorhythms
Perceptual Abstractions
Skyscapes of the Llano Estacado
The Sanctuary Series
Works on Paper
Interludes
The groupings above represent the early years of my dedicated studio practice. During this time, I was deeply engaged with post-painterly abstraction, drawn to its structure and precision. Through reduced formats, repetitive systems, and saturated color, I explored visual clarity as a form of expression.
These paintings abstract natural environments into geometric forms, layering and juxtaposing shapes to evoke a fragmented sense of place and perception. They reflect my enduring preoccupation with visual metaphor and deep attentiveness to pattern, rhythm, and spatial relationships. Defined by a tighter framework and a more architectural approach to space, I think of them as foundational—earlier solutions to questions that continue to shape my work.
In 2025, my studio process shifted toward a new set of formal concerns, and I chose to archive these works—not to lessen their importance, but to mark a turning point and make space for a new direction.